Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-07-07
SIXTY SECOND ANNUAL COMMENCE
MENT, AT FRANKLIN COLLEGE,
NEW ATHENS, OHIO.

Franklin College has passed another
milestone, and is now 81 years old. Ii
was founded in 1925. and called Alma
| College. In the next year the name was
Changed to Franklin, which it has re
tained ever since. During the period
Of its history, four buildings have been
erected for 1.-THE enc now occupied
being by far the most commOdious and
beautiful it has ever had. 1t has had
many successes and reverses, but has
never succumbed to misfortune, and is
now, in many respects, better equipped
for successful work than ever.
On Monday night of Commencement
week, Rev. j. G. Black of Cadiz. deliver
ed very able address, which was well
received.
The Glass exercises were attended, on
Tuesday night OF last week, by as large
a crowd as ever was present on similar
occasion. The sum of $1l9 was received
at the door, and many were unable to
enter. The exercises were quite inter-
eSting, and replete with wit and humor
The Wheeling Opera House band, which
appears to have lost none of its popular
ity, dlscoursed the mcsic for Class ex-
ercises of tue following day.
The graduates we're eight in number
Sherman H. Doyle, St. Clairsville; Z.
w. Boggs. New Athens; j. G. Forsythe.
Freeport; James Gordon, St. ClairsvIlle;
TIL. Thompson, Smithield; Griffith.
-, Illinois; Carrie Campbell, Anna
Watson, New Athens.
OF these, Messrs. Doyle, Boggs and
Thompson. .snd Miss Campbell completed
the classical course. and Messrs. For :.
sythe, Gordon and Griffith, and Miss
Watson completed the scientific course.
Mr.. Doyle carried off the first honor of
the class, and Miss Campbell the second
honor.
Although Commencement came in the
midst of harvest, yet, in the opinion of
many, the attendance was greater than
at any previous Commencement The
number was estimated at 250O The
Commencement performances were high
ly spoken of by those who heard them.
The presentation of diplomas by Pres't
J. G. Black, and the announcement by
Rev. DIR. Waddle, President of the Board
of Trustees, of Prof. Blacks resignation,
and of the election of Rev. W. A. Will
liams, Centreville, o., to the Presidency,
closed the interesting exercises of the
occasion.
NOTES.
Andrew Jackson, when President of
the United States, made a donation of
1925 to Franklin College.
Prof. John A. Gray, of the class of
1878, was among the spectators. He is
professor of mathematics in Muskingum
College.
Walter Shotwell, Esq, rising young
lawyer of Cadiz. was present, dispensing
broad smiles copiously upon all his old
Mr.. Shotwell graduated
at Franklin in 1877, and Immediately
entered the senior class of Yale College
Franklin College has sent out over $50
men into the ministry. Sixty five per
cent. of all graduates have entered the
ministry.
The class of 1923 consisted of seven
members: Joseph Ray. NJ. D., author OF
Rays arithmetics, algebras, Sc, Hon.
Wilson Shannon, Ex-Governor of Ohio;
Hon. VIM. Kennon, ST. M. G. and Judge
of courts of Eastern Ohio; Hon. VIM.
Kennon. jr, M. c., and Judge of the
courts of Eastern Ohio; Hon. John
Welsh, of the Supreme court of Ohio;
Francis Res, M. d., and Rev. Hugh
Walkinshaw. What class can beat it.
O.